Gene Predictis wins the European Venture Contest 2015

Gene Predictis SA, a Swiss precision medicine company offering tools to optimize drug treatments, is a winner of the European Venture Contest 2015. The company was selected from over 1’000 companies in high technology sector, by an international investors jury composed of over 100 investors and business angels, based on its technology and business opportunity, as one of the most promising companies in Europe in the Life Sciences field.

The contest was organised by Europe Unlimited and took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, on December 7 and 8, 2015.

Gene Predictis® closes its first financing round

Gene Predictis®, a Swiss precision medicine company, announces the closing of its first financing round. The company has raised CHF 0.5 million from a strategic investor that is a major player in the Swiss health care ecosystem.

The proceeds will be used to support marketing and commercialization in Switzerland of its leading product, Pill Protect®, as well as for the CE-IVD labelling of Pill Protect® to assure its timely launch on the EU market. Pill Protect® is an innovative medical test that uses genetic data to identify women at risk of developing blood clots (thrombosis) when using contraceptive pills. The test was launched in Switzerland in mid-September 2015 and has received very promising initial market acceptance.

The closing of this initial investment follows the successful achievement of a series of milestones in 2015, including successful clinical validation study for Pill Protect®, Pill Protect® patent filing and the launch of the product on the Swiss market.

Gene Predictis® pursues an additional investment with a financial partner mainly to fund the launch of Pill Protect® and Cypass®, another strategic product, in markets outside of Switzerland.

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Pill Protect®: The first clinically validated test for identifying women at risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) under contraceptive pills

Gene Predictis®, a Swiss precision medicine company, has completed an international clinical validation study for Pill Protect®, an innovative medical test that uses genetic data to identify women at risk of developing blood clots (thrombosis) when using contraceptive pills. The test was shown to identify over 8 times more women at risk than today standard of care, making Pill Protect® the best available test. Already proposed in Switzerland and reimbursed by the insurances, the test helps to identify women at risk of thrombotic disease and facilitate the decision process for medical doctors helping them to propose the most optimal and safest contraceptive pill/method for every woman.

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Gene Predictis wins the Alpine High-tech Venture Forum Award 2015

Gene Predictis is a winner of the 2015 Alpine High-tech Venture Forum Award. The company was selected by an international investors jury, based on its technology and business opportunity, as one of the most promising companies in the Life Sciences field.

Organised by Europe Unlimited and supported by Eureka High-Tech Investment Programme and Canton de Vaud, The Alpine High-tech Venture Forum promotes innovative companies in Life Sciences, Clean Technology and Information Technology sectors.

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Gene Predictis SA received the CTI Start-Up Label certification

Gene Preditis has been awarded the CTI Start-Up Label on September 10th, 2013  by the Commission for Technology and Innovation CTI, Swiss Confederation. The Start-up Label is a seal of quality, a certificate of achievement, and a sign of credibility and readiness for sustainable growth.

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Gene Predictis SA inaugurates new laboratories at Science Park EPFL in Lausanne

In August 2012, Gene Predictis SA moved its headquarters and laboratories to the Science Park EPFL in Lausanne. Today, we have a pleasure to inaugurate our new space and present you our products.

Gene Predictis protected name is under attack

We have recently discovered that our company name and registered trademark GENE PREDICTIS are used by third parties without our consent and associated to products and services which have nothing to do with Gene Predictis SA. In addition, misleading photographs of our partners, locations, collaborators and clinics are used without prior consent. We are currently investigating and intend to take legal action as appropriate. Products and services named after Gene Predictis DO NOT INCLUDE any cosmetics or other biological or chemical preparation. If you have any doubts about the origin of products or services bearing the Gene Predictis name please feel free to call at +41 26 466 15 45 or e-mail us at info@genepredictis.com.